Table 1. Social and physical characteristics of four jointly managed national parks for which joint management performance indicators were collaboratively developed and evaluated in the Northern Territory, Australia, and the number of interviewees for each park evaluated for performance.

Characteristic

Flora River Nature Park

Daminmin National Park (Adelaide River Parks)

Watarrka National Park

East MacDonnell Ranges Parks

Location

120 km southwest Katherine (Northern)

80 km southeast of Darwin (Northern)

450 km southwest of Alice Springs (Southern)

85 km east of Alice Springs (Southern)

Area (km²)

77

109

1056

23

Physical characteristics

Mixture of tropical savanna and associated habitats. The main feature is
the springs along the river

A cluster of five small reserves and conservation areas. Mostly tropical
savanna and wetland